https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemctl.html
If "ignore-dependencies" is specified, then all unit dependencies are ignored for this new job and the operation is executed immediately. If passed, no required units of the unit passed will be pulled in, and no ordering dependencies will be honored. This is mostly a debugging and rescue tool for the administrator and should not be used by applications based on the above description, --job-mode may apply in friendly- recovery as it fit in a debugging purpose IMHO. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to systemd in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1766872 Title: 'Enable Network' in recovery mode not working in Bionic Status in friendly-recovery package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in systemd package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: This bug has been noticed after the introduction of the fix of (LP: #1682637) in Bionic. I have notice a block in Bionic when choosing 'Enable Network' option in recovery mode on different bionic vanilla system and I can reproduce all the time. I also asked colleagues to give it a try (for a second pair of eye on this) and they have the same result as me. Basically, when choosing 'Enable Network' it get block or lock. If we hit 'ctrl-c', then a shell arrive and the system has network connectivity. Here's what I find while enabling "systemd.debug-shell=1" from vtty9 : # pstree systemd-+-bash---pstree |-recovery-menu---network---systemctl---systemd-tty-ask |-systemd-journal .... # ps root 486 473 0 08:29 tty1 00:00:00 /bin/systemd-tty-ask-password-agent root 473 486 0 08:29 tty1 00:00:00 systemctl start dbus.socket root 486 283 0 08:29 tty1 00:00:00 /bin/sh /lib/recovery- mode/options/network Additionally, systemd-analyze blame: "Bootup is not yet finished. Please try again later" "systemctl list-jobs" is showing a 100 jobs in 'waiting' state The only 'running' unit is friendly-recovery.service : 52 friendly-recovery.service start running The rest are all "waiting". My understanding is that "waiting" units will be executed only after those which are "running" are completed. Which explain why the "ctlr-c" allow the boot to continue. All the systemd special unit important at boot-up are waiting. 7 sysinit.target start waiting 3 basic.target start waiting ..... Seems like systemd is not fully initialise in 'Recovery Mode' and doesn't allow any 'systemctl start' operation without password/passphrase request, which I suspect is hidden by the recovery-mode menu. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/friendly-recovery/+bug/1766872/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp